ISBN: 9780547526744

Witty, 'utterly compelling' short stories about Jewish men of a certain age, by the New York Times-bestselling author of Snobbery (San Francisco Chronicle Book Review). Set in Chicago and… Plus…

Witty, 'utterly compelling' short stories about Jewish men of a certain age, by the New York Times-bestselling author of Snobbery (San Francisco Chronicle Book Review). Set in Chicago and populated by characters ranging from lawyers and professors to scrap metal dealers, this collection of insightful and entertaining short fiction examines the crossroads and turning points of life, and the challenge of growing older and feeling suddenly adrift in a radically changed world. 'Epstein's narrators tend to be tough, hardworking, and solitary men who have survived poverty, the Holocaust, ruthless competition, and impossible domestic situations only to confront old age and a jittery new world that to their pragmatic eyes seems neurotic, flimsy, indulgent, and vacuous. Yet Epstein's heroes-guys like salesman Moe Bernstein, dry-cleaner mogul Artie Glick, a bartender, a scamming ex-con, and a few soulful academics-do not despair. They maintain their sense of humor, they take chances, they open their hearts, and they find life sweeter than ever before. As rich in clever banter as in philosophic musings, Epstein's funny and wise stories celebrate independence, the inner life, generosity of spirit, and rolling with the punches.' -Booklist 'Epstein, always a graceful writer, also happens to possess a stand-up comic's gift for punch lines.' -The New York Times Book Review eBooks > Fremdsprachige eBooks > Englische eBooks > Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur , Mariner Books, Mariner Books<

2017, ISBN: 9780547526744

Witty, 'utterly compelling' short stories about Jewish men of a certain age, by the New York Times-bestselling author of Snobbery (San Francisco Chronicle Book Review). Set in Chicago… Plus…

Witty, 'utterly compelling' short stories about Jewish men of a certain age, by the New York Times-bestselling author of Snobbery (San Francisco Chronicle Book Review). Set in Chicago and populated by characters ranging from lawyers and professors to scrap metal dealers, this collection of insightful and entertaining short fiction examines the crossroads and turning points of life, and the challenge of growing older and feeling suddenly adrift in a radically changed world. 'Epstein's narrators tend to be tough, hardworking, and solitary men who have survived poverty, the Holocaust, ruthless competition, and impossible domestic situations only to confront old age and a jittery new world that to their pragmatic eyes seems neurotic, flimsy, indulgent, and vacuous. Yet Epstein's heroes-guys like salesman Moe Bernstein, dry-cleaner mogul Artie Glick, a bartender, a scamming ex-con, and a few soulful academics-do not despair. They maintain their sense of humor, they take chances, they open their hearts, and they find life sweeter than ever before. As rich in clever banter as in philosophic musings, Epstein's funny and wise stories celebrate independence, the inner life, generosity of spirit, and rolling with the punches.' -Booklist 'Epstein, always a graceful writer, also happens to possess a stand-up comic's gift for punch lines.' -The New York Times Book Review eBook Joseph Epstein ePUB, Mariner Books, 01.11.2017, Mariner Books, 2017<

2017, ISBN: 9780547526744

Witty, 'utterly compelling' short stories about Jewish men of a certain age, by the New York Times-bestselling author of Snobbery (San Francisco Chronicle Book Review). Set in Chicago… Plus…

Witty, 'utterly compelling' short stories about Jewish men of a certain age, by the New York Times-bestselling author of Snobbery (San Francisco Chronicle Book Review). Set in Chicago and populated by characters ranging from lawyers and professors to scrap metal dealers, this collection of insightful and entertaining short fiction examines the crossroads and turning points of life, and the challenge of growing older and feeling suddenly adrift in a radically changed world. 'Epstein's narrators tend to be tough, hardworking, and solitary men who have survived poverty, the Holocaust, ruthless competition, and impossible domestic situations only to confront old age and a jittery new world that to their pragmatic eyes seems neurotic, flimsy, indulgent, and vacuous. Yet Epstein's heroes-guys like salesman Moe Bernstein, dry-cleaner mogul Artie Glick, a bartender, a scamming ex-con, and a few soulful academics-do not despair. They maintain their sense of humor, they take chances, they open their hearts, and they find life sweeter than ever before. As rich in clever banter as in philosophic musings, Epstein's funny and wise stories celebrate independence, the inner life, generosity of spirit, and rolling with the punches.' -Booklist 'Epstein, always a graceful writer, also happens to possess a stand-up comic's gift for punch lines.' -The New York Times Book Review eBook Joseph Epstein 01.11.2017, Mariner Books, Mariner Books<

ISBN: 9780547526744

Fans of Joseph Epstein's best-selling Snobbery: The American Version will recognize the same wit, insight, and incisive social examination in Fabulous Small Jews, Epstein's first collecti… Plus…

Fans of Joseph Epstein's best-selling Snobbery: The American Version will recognize the same wit, insight, and incisive social examination in Fabulous Small Jews, Epstein's first collection of stories since 1992's The Goldin Boys. In these pages are artists, writers, a commodities trader, a concert pianist, lawyers on the make, all at various crossroads and turning points in their lives. These are classic stories with universal themes: the rights of talent, the attempt to shake one's identity, the desperation of strangled impulses, the complexities of family love. But, as always with Epstein, the magic, the charm, and the humor are in his lavish details. The stories in Fabulous Small Jews are small worlds writ large, and Epstein's observant eye and engaging voice bring them alive on the page.; PDF; Fiction > Fiction: special features > Short stories, Bloomsbury Publishing<

2004, ISBN: 9780547526744

Stories, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Auflage, [PU: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt], [ED: 1], Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004